Atlantic City Joins South Jersey STEM & Innovation Partnership

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced that Atlantic City has joined the South Jersey STEM & Innovation Partnership (SJSIP), which is a community of collaborative partners seeking to improve science, technology, engineering, and math education and career pathways for people across southern New Jersey. SJSIP is one of five STEM ecosystems […]

Governor Murphy and Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli Announce New Jersey’s COVID -19 Vaccination Plan

Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli announced the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, designed to provide equitable access to approved vaccine(s), achieve maximum community protection and build public trust in advance of an approved vaccine(s) “The strategic and efficient deployment of a vaccine will be critical to our continued fight against the […]

Murphy Signs Executive Order to Protect New Jersey’s Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Building on ongoing efforts to safeguard New Jersey’s frontline workforce, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192, providing mandatory health and safety standards to protect all New Jersey’s workers at work during the pandemic. “Since the start of the pandemic, New Jersey workers across all sectors have risen to the challenges imposed by COVID-19,” said […]

GREENWALD, MAZZEO & VERRELLI BILL TO REDUCE OR DELAY EMPLOYER UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES DURING PANDEMIC CLEARS ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE

In an effort to ease the burden on businesses grappling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Assembly Appropriations Committee this past Monday advanced legislation sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli to relieve businesses of a portion of their unemployment tax obligation during the public […]

NJEDA Announces $70 Million Phase 3 COVID-19 Grant Program

Phase 3 expands eligibility and increases size of grants with focus on restaurants and micro-businesses   The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced Phase 3 of the Authority’s Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program. Phase 3, which will be funded with $70 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, significantly […]

SBA and Treasury Announce Simpler PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, today released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. This action streamlines the PPP forgiveness process to provide financial and administrative relief to America’s smallest businesses while also ensuring sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars. “The PPP […]

Governor Murphy, Lt. Governor Oliver, Senate President Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Coughlin, Assembly Budget Chair Pintor Marin, and Senate Budget Chair Sarlo Announce Agreement to Include Millionaire’s Tax in Revised FY2021 Budget

Governor Phil Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, Senate Budget Chair Paul Sarlo, and Assembly Budget Chair Eliana Pintor Marin today announced that that the revised Fiscal Year 2021 (FY2021) budget will raise the state’s gross income tax rate on income between $1 million and $5 million per […]